This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 11, 1928
Page
4
Readable fragments describe field notes on the Barron River survey, mention workers CW Mundi Ammons and W He Stews, and reference railway surveys. The account notes floods, river telegraph damage, and the involvement of local authorities and explorers in the mid 19th century setting.
A garbled report details a deadly incident near a river town with mentions of Wakefield and Freshwater. The text references a court or official action, a sentence, and a townscape filled with streets and waterways, hinting at a public tragedy with uncertain specifics.
A fragmented account describes testing of water power during a century ago visit to a feed water works. It notes a turbine wheel and turbine performance, with a rough estimate of output around 114 per ton and mentions Mr. Dickson guiding experiments at the plant.
A fragmentary note outlines Smithfield area activity with mention of a fort near Smithfield, a trade network, and mining at Smithhidding. It references stores, a telegraph line, and a possible central market along a river, with local figures and groups unnamed.
A chaotic OCR fragment describes Diggers Lake Barrine Carnival meetings at the lake with plans for water events and parades. It mentions various activities, hosts, and dates as the community considers a carnival program and related festivities.
Augieat notes weather hardships and gatherings as the Mossman community recounts cane harvest progress and social events. Mentions residents such as Mr Re Beek and Mr. Partridge, visits by locals, and a community hall event drawing turnout and praise.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.